USDA Statement on the Confirmation of COVID-19 in a Tiger in New York
April 07, 2020
April 07, 2020
WASHINGTON, April 7 -- The U.S. Department of Agriculture's Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service issued the following statement:
"The United States Department of Agriculture's (USDA) National Veterinary Services Laboratories has confirmed SARS-CoV-2 (the virus that causes COVID-19 in humans) in one tiger at a zoo in New York. This is the first instance of a tiger being infected with COVID-19. Samples from this tiger were taken and tested after several lions and tigers at . . .
"The United States Department of Agriculture's (USDA) National Veterinary Services Laboratories has confirmed SARS-CoV-2 (the virus that causes COVID-19 in humans) in one tiger at a zoo in New York. This is the first instance of a tiger being infected with COVID-19. Samples from this tiger were taken and tested after several lions and tigers at . . .